Origins of Phrases We Use Daily

Origins of Phrases We Use Daily

Language has this weird way of sticking around long after the things that inspired it have disappeared. We throw around phrases every day without giving them a second thought, but many of them come from places you’d never expect—medieval marketplaces, old sailing ships, ancient battlefields, and even some pretty wild nights out in 19th-century England. Here is a list of 15 phrase origins that’ll make you see everyday expressions in a whole new l…